Kyowa Kirin’s Nourianz (istradefylline) Receives FDA’s Approval as an Adjunctive Therapy in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

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• The US FDA has granted approval to Nourianz for use as an add-on treatment to levodopa/carbidopa and is based on clinical studies assessing Nourianz vs PBO in PD patients experiencing “OFF” episodes, administering a stable dose of levodopa/carbidopa with/out other PD therapies
• The four clinical study results demonstrated that adjunct to levodopa/carbidopa, istradefylline improves OFF time and is well tolerated among the patients
• Nourianz (PO) is a selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist and is marketed under the trade name as Nouriast in Japan indicated for the improvement of the wearing-off phenomenon in patients with PD, since May 30, 2013

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